Level 2 Music
MU200 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Fiona Bell.
Recommended Prior LearningYear 11 Music (NCEA Level 1)
Students in Year 12 Music continue with solo and group performance. They also get to make decisions of the make-up of their course and can choose standards that suit their strengths and future career paths (performance music, music studies, music technology). There is a focus on participation in extra-curricular activities and performing in the community. Literacy Credits are available for many internal and external assessments.
AIM:
To foster musical achievement through the analysis, description, transcription, creation, and performance of music, providing students with a balanced and fulfilling course that will prepare them for tertiary studies and a life-long love of music.
OBJECTIVES/COURSE CONTENT:
On completing this course students should be able to:
•analyse and describe set works using specific musical terminology;
•perform and interpret contrasting pieces of music using appropriate presentation skills;
•compose more sophisticated pieces of music;
•create an instrumentation from a piano score;
•describe and transcribe more complex rhythms, melodies and chord progressions;
•identify, describe and analyse musical scores.
Learning Areas:
Pathway
Students who study Music, whether performance, composition or music studies, not only have well developed technical skills and knowledge but also unique transferable skills that are sought by employers. These include the ability to closely analyse, critique their own and others’ work, manage events, manage complex projects, and present and perform confidently.
Equipment/Stationery$30 Hireage per term for woodwind, brass or string instruments
(where applicable)
$60 Instrumental Lessons per term